Outside entrance to Swansea Walmart closed during construction of new store

Wednesday

Aug 22, 2012 at 12:01 AMAug 22, 2012 at 10:03 PM

The entire back parking lot at the Swansea Mall is now closed, in addition to the exterior entrance to Walmart, as construction of a new Walmart Supercenter is in progress.

Deborah Allard

Estimated completion date: Fall of 2013

The details
The construction of a new Walmart Supercenter to be built outside the current Swansea department store started on July 30. The new store will be 158,000 square feet — about 50,000 square feet larger than the current site. It will house a complete grocery store.

The progress
The exterior entrance to Walmart is now closed and will remain closed through the entire construction project, according to a report from the Swansea Mall. Parking areas at the Walmart and at the back of the mall are also closed.

Walmart shoppers can access the store through the mall at entrance No. 5 at the Food Court, a short drive from the Macy’s entrance. Mall entrances No. 2 and 3 will be closed for another three to five weeks.